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Local Museum Offers Free Films and Demonstrations

In conjunction with its current exhibition, "In Search of the
Real St. Nicholas: Orthodox Icons from American Collections," Rev.
George Gray, rector at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portland,
will perform a traditional blessing of the icons Friday, Nov. 14,
from 6 to 6:15 p.m. in the Study Gallery at the Hallie Ford Museum
of Art at Willamette University.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, from noon to 4 p.m., Oregon iconographer
Heather MacKean will give an icon writing demonstration in the
museum lobby. MacKean studied iconography in Europe, Canada, and
the United States and has art work in numerous private collections
throughout the United, Canada, and Great Britain, as well as in St.
Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portland and St. Innocent Orthodox
Church in Everson, Wash.

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, and Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m., a
four-part film series on the rise and fall of Byzantium will be
shown in the museum's Roger Hull Lecture Hall.

On Saturday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 1:45 p.m., Rev. George Gray and
the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Choir will perform a special
prayer service in honor of St. Nicholas, whose feast day is
celebrated on Dec. 6. The prayer service will be held in the Study
Gallery.

Admission to the demonstration, films, and other education
programs is free.

"In Search of the Real St. Nicholas: Orthodox Icons from
American Collections," which continues through Jan. 3 in the Study
Gallery at the museum, is supported by a generous grant from the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State Street
(corner of State and Cottage Streets) in downtown Salem near the
campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Sunday and
Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students.
Children under 12 are admitted free, and there is no admission fee
on Tuesdays. The museum will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1 for
winter break.